Holder for a handbag and complementary wearing apparel

ABSTRACT

A holder including an arcuate band portion having raised portions along the curved marginal edges thereof for supporting the handle of a handbag; a crossbar portion joining the ends of the band portion for supporting a piece of wearing apparel, such as a scarf; and a suspending hook portion extending upwardly from adjacent a curved marginal edge of and overlying the center of the band portion.

United States Patent Burrell et al. 1 1 Feb. 1, 1972 [54] HOLDER FOR AHANDBAG AND 2,328,142 8/1943 Hanaver ..223/87 COMPLEMENTARY WEARING3,235,218 2/1966 Graham ..248/215 X APPAREL FOREIGN PATENTS ORAPPLICATIONS [72] inventors: Dean Wm. Burrell 35 Jefferson St.; AddieBum, 65 Elizabeth SL both of EL 29,342 191 1 Great Britain .248/2l5 1' l.Y. 1473 lconvll e N I Primary Examiner-4. Franklin Foss Filedi June 3,197 Attorney-Bean & Bean 21 A LN 42993 l 1 PP 1 [57] ABSTRACT 52 us. (:1..248/215, 21 1/1 13, 223/87, A holder including an arcuate band Portionhaving raised P 248/340 tions along the curved marginal edges thereoffor supporting [51 1 Int. Cl. ..A47j 51/08 the handle of a handbag; acrossbar Portionjoining the ends of [58] Field of Search ..248/215, 304,301, 339, 340, the band Portion for pp ng a pi of w ring pp r 248/341,308, 317; 211/113; 223/85, 87, 97, 88 such as a scarf; and a suspendinghook portion extending upwardly from adjacent a curved marginal edge ofand overlying I 56] References Cited the center of the band portion.

UNITED STATES PATENTS 4 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures PATENIEDFEB 1m:3,638,890

INVENTOR. DEAN wa eunneu. HOD/E M. el/

A TTOP/VZYS HOLDER FOR A HANDBAG AND COMPLEMENTARY WEARING APPARELSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed towards aholder, which permits a womans handbag to be hung up on a clothes hangerrod conventionally provided in a closet. More particularly, the presentinvention is directed to a holder for a womans handbag, whichadditionally serves to support accompanying apparel, such as a scarf.

The present holder features a relatively large-arcuate band portion,which serves to support the handle or bail of a woman's handbag, such asto insure against cracking or breaking thereof. The band portion isbounded along curved marginal edges thereof with raised portions, whichserve to both rigidify the band portion and insure against unintentionaldislodgement of the handle therefrom. The band portion is furtherrigidified by a crossbar portion, which extends between the ends of theformer and serves as a convenient support for a piece of wearingapparel, which is complementary to the handbag, such as a scarf. Thecrossbar portion is preferably formed with a flat upper surface andnecked intermediate the ends thereof, thereby reducing to a minimum thelikelihood that the scarf will accidentally fall or be removedtherefrom.

The holder also features a suspending hook construction, which ispositioned relative to the band portion, such that the weight of theholderand handbag supported thereby always maintains the holder invertical upright condition.

DRAWINGS The present invention will now be more fully described withreference to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the holder of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side-elevational view of the holder shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of the holder shown in FIG. I; and

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, but showing a modified construction.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Reference is now made more particularly to thedrawings, wherein the holder of the present invention is generallydesignated as 10.

In accordance with the preferred form of the present invention, which isillustrated in FIGS. 1-3, holder includes an arcuate or semicircularband portion 12 having raised portions in the form of flanges l4, 16extending along the curved marginal edge thereof; a generallyhorizontally extending crossbar portion 18, which joins the respectiveends of band portion 12; and a suspending hook portion 20.

As will be apparent from viewing FIG. 3, band portion 12 includes asmooth, curved upper surface 22, which cooperates with flanges l4, 16 todefine an upwardly opening channel adapted to supportingly position thehandle or hail of a womans handbag, not shown. In particularly, surface22 serves to evenly support the handle so as to insure against thecracking or breaking thereof, whereas flanges l4, l6 serve to preventunintentional dislodge ment or removal of the handle from surface 22.Additionally, flanges 14, 16 lend structural rigidity to band portion12.

Hook portion includes a base portion 20a, which lies within a commonplane and extends vertically upwardly from flange portion 16 in the areaof attachment thereto, and intermediate portion 20b, which extends in avertically inclined relationship upwardly from base portion 20a, and avertically disposed hook end 24, which is dimensioned to hook over aclothes hanger rod, not shown, of the type conventionally provided inclothes closets. Referring particularly to FIGS. 2 and 3, it will beunderstood that hook end 24 is arranged in a centered relationshiprelative to surface 22 and lies within a plane arranged parallel to baseportion 200, such that the weight of the holder and a handbag supportedthereon always maintains the holder in a vertical, upright position whensupported on the clothes hanger rod.

Making particular reference to FIG. I, it will be noted that crossbarportion 18 is formed with a flat upper supporting surface, as at 26, andis necked or constricted intermediate the ends thereof, as at 28. It hasbeen found that this construction reduces to a minimum the likelihoodthat complementary wearing apparel, such as a scarf draped thereover,will accidentally fall or be dislodged from the crossbar portion, shouldthe scarf be brushed against by other articles being placed in orremoved from the closet.

FIG. 4 illustrates a modified form of the present invention, whereinband portion 12 is of double-curved or saddle-shaped configuration. Inthis construction the raised edge portions of band portion 12 aredesignated as 14a, 16a.

The holder of the present invention may be formed by a suitable plasticmolding operation. Alternatively the parts of the holder may be formedseparately and subsequently joined by heat bonding or adhesive.

We claim:

1. A holder for a handbag and complementary wearing apparel comprisingin combination:

an arcuate band portion for positionally supporting the handle of ahandbag;

a crossbar portion joining opposite ends of said band portion forsupporting wearing apparel draped thereover, said bar portion beingcharacterized as having a flat upwardly facing support surface whereinends of said surface are of a width substantially corresponding to thewidth of said ends of said band portion to which said bar portion isjoined and wherein the width of said surface substantially progressivelydecreases from adjacent said ends thereof, whereby said surface tends tomaintain wearing apparel draped thereover positionally supportedintermediate the ends thereof beneath said band portion; and

a suspending hook portion arranged in a substantially centeredrelationship above said band portion such that when said holder issuspended by said hook portion the weight of said holder and handbagsupported thereon tends to maintain said holder in a vertical, uprightcondition.

2. A holder according to claim 1, wherein said band portion is boundedby a pair of essentially parallel curved marginal edges extendingbetween said ends thereof, said hook portion extends upwardly fromadjacent one of said marginal edges and terminates in a hook overlyingthe center of said band portion intermediate said ends thereof, and saidhook lies within a vertical plane arranged parallel to said marginaledges.

3. A holder for a handbag and complementary wearing apparel comprisingin combination:

an arcuate band portion for positionally supporting the handle of ahandbag, said band portion having a pair of curved marginal edgesextending between opposite ends thereof;

a crossbar portion joining said ends of said band portion for supportingwearing apparel draped thereover; and

a hook portion for suspending said band portion whereby the weight ofsaid holder and hand bag supported thereon tends to maintain said holderin a vertical, upright condition, said hook portion including a baseportion arranged coplanar with and extending vertically upwardly from anarea of attachment thereof with one of said marginal edges, anintermediate portion arranged to extend in a vertically inclinedrelationship relative to said base portion, thereby to overlie said bandportion, and a hook end arranged to extend vertically upwardly from saidintermediate portion, said hook end being arranged parallel to said baseportion and to overlie said band portion in a substantially centeredrelationship relative to said ends and said marginal edges thereof.

4. A holder according to claim 3, wherein said crossbar portion has aflat upwardly facing supporting surface of reduced width intermediatethe ends thereof at which said crossbar portion is joined to the ends ofsaid band portion.

1. A holder for a handbag and complementary wearing apparel comprisingin combination: an arcuate band portion for positionally supporting thehandle of a handbag; a crossbar portion joining opposite ends of saidband portion for supporting wearing apparel draped thereover, said barportion being characterized as having a flat upwardly facing supportsurface wherein ends of said surface are of a width substantiallycorresponding to the width of said ends of said band portion to whichsaid bar portion is joined and wherein the width of said surfacesubstantially progressively decreases from adjacent said ends thereof,whereby said surface tends to maintain wearing apparel draped thereoverpositionally supported intermediate the ends thereof beneath said bandportion; and a suspending hook portion arranged in a substantiallycentered relationship above said band portion such that when said holderis suspended by said hook portion the weight of said holder and handbagsupported thereon tends to maintain said holder in a vertical, uprightcondition.
 2. A holder according to claim 1, wherein said band portionis bounded by a pair of essentially parallel curved marginal edgesextending between said ends thereof, said hook portion extends upwardlyfrom adjacent one of said marginal edges and terminates in a hookoverlying the center of said band portion intermediate said endsthereof, and said hook lies within a vertical plane arranged parallel tosaid marginal edges.
 3. A holder for a handbag and complementary wearingapparel comprising in combination: an arcuate band portion forpositionally supporting the handle of a handbag, said band portionhaving a pair of curved marginal edges extending between opposite endsthereof; a crossbar portion joining said ends of said band portion forsupporting wearing apparel draped thereover; and a hook portion forsuspending said band portion whereby the weight of said holder and handbag supported thereon tends to maintain said holder in a vertical,upright condition, said hook portion including a base portion arrangedcoplanar with and extending vertically upwardly from an area ofattachment thereof with one of saiD marginal edges, an intermediateportion arranged to extend in a vertically inclined relationshiprelative to said base portion, thereby to overlie said band portion, anda hook end arranged to extend vertically upwardly from said intermediateportion, said hook end being arranged parallel to said base portion andto overlie said band portion in a substantially centered relationshiprelative to said ends and said marginal edges thereof.
 4. A holderaccording to claim 3, wherein said crossbar portion has a flat upwardlyfacing supporting surface of reduced width intermediate the ends thereofat which said crossbar portion is joined to the ends of said bandportion.